Pirates Of Poole Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Latest forecast now says no rain until 8, light rain then until 9pm when heavy rain is due. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee 26 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 They'll still be doing the parade at 8pm! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Lots of breaks appearing now in the rainband, could be lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner47 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 That's the spirit. You can spend plenty of time in your armchair when we've closed down because people refuse to pay full price for the biggest meeting of the season. Fair point, but it wasn't the fans decided on "that rule", you know the one. 10 Heats, call it off and we'll laugh all the way to the bank while the fans go home short changed. I'll never go near a track when there's a threat of rain while that rule is in place, and I'm sure most sensible fans agree. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I'm in Walsgrave and it's windy but not raining now. The clouds are more white than black now since last shower 😄 Fingers crossed that's the last of it for a while and not that it's moving to the track instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirates Of Poole Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 If they have any sense they will be at the tapes at 7.30 ready for heat 1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 They'll still be doing the parade at 8pm! 8, jeez, they really need to crack on with this meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 So what about the sky money Coventry receive ? how could Swindon do it and not the bees, are they a much bigger club than Coventry ? When you budget for the year I would imagine you already build in the anticipated Sky money into your plans and the level of drop in attendance that goes with it. In my opinion any drop in price would result in reduced income for the club as the increased attendance wouldn't generate the necessary cash to cover the price drop. As to Swindon I don't know but I would expect it cost them money but maybe they hoped to attract new customers for the longer term? So what about the sky money Coventry receive ? how could Swindon do it and not the bees, are they a much bigger club than Coventry ? When you budget for the year I would imagine you already build in the anticipated Sky money into your plans and the level of drop in attendance that goes with it. In my opinion any drop in price would result in reduced income for the club as the increased attendance wouldn't generate the necessary cash to cover the price drop. As to Swindon I don't know but I would expect it cost them money but maybe they hoped to attract new customers for the longer term? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspman Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Starman are u irish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Jones Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Starman are u irish? That's a bit of a slur on the Irish innit? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4gillian Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Starman are u irish? Quality post! 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Starman are u irish? Whats that got to do with anything. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Weather update: dry and breezy. It says in twitter the track hasn't been watered much due to forecast so if no rain comes it might actually be a bit dusty to start with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) Not sure what it is like there in Coventry, but here in South Derbyshire it is not good. Dull and overcast with rain showers as I speak and the wind is getting up. The barometer has been dropping alarmingly all afternoon. If this meeting goes it then you will be getting much better weather conditions than here and we are not that far away. The prssure has dropped 5mb since this morning and we are getting gust of around 20 m.p.h and I am in a built up are so out in the open it could well be over the 20m.p.h mark. Best of luck and I hope you get the meeting on. We get far to many lost meetings due to rain. Still it can't be as bad as having to have a 3 quter of an hour break when the sun shines at Leicester.. I am sure the riders must be getting very soft these days, can't race when it's sunny can't race when we have a few showers and they can't ride on a track unless it is like a billiard table. Seen some old pictures with the lads wearing a boiler suit and a leather face mask and a pair of goggles riding on a track looking like a ploughed field and pouring down with rain. Where they just made of sterner stuff than they are now. Any way best of luck for the meeting and hope the Bees can win it. Edited June 1, 2015 by weatherwatcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arson fire Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Whats that got to do with anything. No.bejeezus starry, aye tink yiv been rumbled so you hav. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dump that clutch Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 dry my 'arris.... sawdust down already i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Troy Bachelor had the same problem last week. I thought he'd had too much Polish sausage inside him!..... according to rosco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdmc82 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I would like Coventry to win but think Poole will edge it esp with Hans Andersen riding with a broken finger. I can see our reserves breaking the tapes when they move cos of the wind lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arson fire Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 On sky news at the min, its bone dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 When you budget for the year I would imagine you already build in the anticipated Sky money into your plans and the level of drop in attendance that goes with it. In my opinion any drop in price would result in reduced income for the club as the increased attendance wouldn't generate the necessary cash to cover the price drop. As to Swindon I don't know but I would expect it cost them money but maybe they hoped to attract new customers for the longer term? When you budget for the year I would imagine you already build in the anticipated Sky money into your plans and the level of drop in attendance that goes with it. In my opinion any drop in price would result in reduced income for the club as the increased attendance wouldn't generate the necessary cash to cover the price drop. As to Swindon I don't know but I would expect it cost them money but maybe they hoped to attract new customers for the longer term? I just think charging full price is a mistake, we will see by the crowd tonight. If it was a tenner I would be there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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